M.Env.Sci. reports from 2000 to Present

Student Name	MES Report Title	Supervisor	Graduation Date

Philbrick, Matthew	Coastal processes at Lumsden, northeast Newfoundland	N. Catto	June 2012
Zheng, Kunjin	Early life history study of Mackenzie's sweetvetch (Hedysarum boreale subsp. Mackenzii, Fabaceae) on the island of Newfoundland, Canada	L. Hermanutz	June 2012
Pelley, Diane	Reintroduction methods on the limestone barrens of Newfoundland for three endemic plant species: Endangered Braya longii, threatened Braya fernaldii (Brassicaceae), and endangered Salix jejuna (Salicaceae)	L. Hermanutz	October 2011
Bishop, Georgina	Ghost fishing: An Atlantic Canada perspective	P. Winger	May 2011
Dunphy, Kayla	Observations on the effects of seasonal changes and stratification on nematode assemblages collected at various sites along the Salmonier Arm, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland	E. Baggs/J. Finney-Crawley	May 2011
Foster, Allison	The interactions of Mussel (Mytilus edulis) aquaculture farms and American lobster (Homarus americanus) populations in Eastern Newfoundland	R. Anderson/C. Couturier	May 2011
Quinlan, James	A review of Canadian policy on cosmetic pesticides: Laying the way for Newfoundland and Labrador	R. Helleur/D. McKay	October 2010
Kean, Shawn	Critique of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act	K. Storey	May 2010
Matthew, Alyssa	The effects of relay cropping cauliflower with lettuce on two specialist pests: Pieris rapae(Lepidoptera: Pieridae) and Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)	P. Marino	May 2010
Penney, David	Determination of the release of asbestos fibres from asbestos-containing drywall joint compound during demolition activities relative to existing regulations	N. Gogan	May 2010
Pretty, Paula	Federal contaminated sites management and case study of Southside Landfill 1, Argentia, Newfoundland	C. Coles	May 2010
Alam, Hena	Environmental and economic impacts of oil spills in Placentia Bay	R. Chuenpagdee	October 2009
Drover, Courtney	A re-evaluation of the status of strongyloid larvae in three herds of Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada 2008	J. Finney-Crawley	October 2009
O'Reilly, Darla	Components of produced water and the effect in an Arctic ecosystem: A review	K. Hawboldt	October 2009
Stack, Stephanie	A preliminary survey and comparison of the free-living nematodes of the Gannet Islands in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Labrador, Canada	J. Finney-Crawley/E. Baggs	May 2009
Keats, Christopher	Single beam acoustic classification technologies: a tool for fisheries habitat identification	P. Winger	May 2009
Rahman, Fasihur	Water quality and trend analysis of selected water bodies of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador	F. Khan	May 2009
Evans, Vanessa	Determination of antimony (III) and (V) contamination in bottled water from PET plastics by adsorptive stripping voltammetry	N. Gogan	October 2008
Brake, Kyla	An all-hazard assessment of the Marystown area, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador	N. Catto	May 2008
Gabriel, Celina	Invertebrate communities in Compensation Creek, a man-made stream in boreal Newfoundland: the influence of large woody debris	C. Campbell & K. Clarke	May 2008
Randell, Heather	Risk-based remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination of the Edwards Aquifer in San Antonio, Texas	F. Khan	May 2008
Papadimitriou, Stephanie	Climate-related hazards and risks to community infrastructure: Gjoa Haven, Nunavut	N. Catto	October 2007
Yurich, Chad	The effects of altitude and site on soil chemistry, seed bank, and soil temperature in the Mealy Mountains	J. Jacobs	October 2006
Blackwood, George	Trace metal contamination of shallow marine sediments in Buyat and Totok Bays, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia	E. Edinger	May 2006
Ingram, Daniel	An investigation of the role of tidal variation on storm surge elevation and frequency in Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland	N. Catto	May 2006
Kendall, Valerie	Population dynamics and life history of Gilbert Bay Cod: Using Leslie Matrix modelling to determine whether the boundaries of the Gilbert Bay MPA protect the critical life stages	J. Wroblewski	May 2006
Langdon, Huberta	Spatial variations in soil temperatures in relation to air temperatures at some forest, wetland, and alpine sites in Newfoundland and Labrador	J. Jacobs	May 2006
Slaney, Kent	Wetlands within the Torbay municipal boundary	N. Catto	May 2006
Yurich, Ngaire	The effects of snowmelt on the development and insect burden of Labrador willow (Salix argryocarpa)	L. Hermanutz	May 2006
Fiander, Leon	Baseline analysis of eutrophication and trace element contamination at Lord's Cove, Newfoundland, prior to start up of a land based aquaculture facility	N. Gogan	October 2005
Burt, Amanda	Influence of eelgrass Zostera marinapresence and absence on local finfish biomass production in Newman Sound, Newfoundland	R. Gregory	May 2005
Etheridge, Brad	The sedimentology, morphology, and sensitivity to petroleum pollution of five gravel beaches, Southern Shore, Newfoundland	N. Catto	May 2005
Karn, Jeff	Atlantic Canada wind trends and variability: 1953-2003	B. de Young	May 2005
Nikolova, Denitza	A comparison of nematode communities from sediment taken at four sites inside and outside of lobster pounds in Maine, USA	J. Finney-Crawley	October 2004
Pink, David	Analysis of beach litter volumes, sources, and movements on selected coastlines of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador	N. Catto	October 2004
Williams, Amy	Where to draw the line? A preliminary analysis of the 200-mile limit as a tool for conservation on the Grand Banks	R. Haedrich	October 2004
Moss, Melissa	The impact of slug herbivory on post-fire regeneration of black spruce in lichen woodland in Terra Nova National Park, NL	L. Hermanutz & J. Jacobs	May 2004
Pollard, Jason	The influence of logging on employment and on the boreal forest landscape of Newfoundland, Canada	B. McLaren	May 2004
Troke, Glen	Estimating bycatch of Common murres (Uria aalge) in gill-nets adjacent breeding colonies in Newfoundland	W. Montevecchi	May 2004
Baker, Krista	Potential sites for Marine Protected Areas in Canada's North Atlantic	R. Haedrich	October 2003
Barkhouse, Carla	How many sediment samples are required for an environmental assessment of an existing or potential aquaculture site?	R. Anderson	October 2003
Khan, Barkhat	The impact of road culverts on stream macroinvertebrate communities in three streams on Witless Bay Line, Newfoundland	M. Colbo	October 2003
Schmidt, Jaclyn	The climate of Terra Nova National Park	J. Jacobs	October 2003
Strang, Tanya	Nutrient regeneration under mussel farms: The environmental effects of mussel aquaculture in coastal bays	R. Anderson	October 2003
Belbin, Sheldon	Trace metal chemistry of the Salmonier River, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland	J. Jacobs	May 2003
Cheeseman, Jackie	Local ecological knowledge in the assessment of changes in Green frog populations	R. Haedrich	May 2003
Dunn, Adam	Determination of a sub-basin location relating to a discrepancy between national topographic system map sheet and digital elevation model in the Salmonier drainage basin	J. Jacobs	May 2003
Hammond, Benedict	Influence of eelgrass (Zostera marina) complexity and area on age 0 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) abundance in Newfoundland	D. Schneider & R. Gregory	May 2003
Moss, Andrew	Change in abundance and extent of occurrence of demersal marine fishes: Quantitative assessments based on research survey data	R. Haedrich	May 2003
Onodenolore, Eunice	Biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by fungi from oil polluted soil	T. Patel	May 2003
Power, Francine	Aliphatic hydrocarbon based drill muds: A chronic toxicity study with Water flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) exposed to oil well drill cuttings	J. Payne & A. Rahimtula	May 2003
White, Michelle	Investigation of slope stability, St. Brendan's, Newfoundland	N. Catto	May 2003
Bonnell, Jennifer	Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to non-agricultural freshwater ecosystems in the Atlantic Provinces	J. Jacobs	October 2002
Daley, Louise	Monitoring for the long term health of Salix arctica at the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland	.	October 2002
Golletz, Tosha	Modelling the nitrogen budget in a boreal maritime watershed, Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland	J. Jacobs & M. Wadleigh	May 2002
Johnson, Shawna	Factors affecting THM formation in Gander and Glenwood, Newfoundland	N. Gogan	May 2002
Lambo, Adewale	Investigation of a cold tolerant bacteria that biodegrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons	T. Patel	May 2002
LeFrense, Colin	Nutrient level influences on the bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil from the Southside Hills, St. John's area of Newfoundland	N. Gogan	May 2002
Noordhof, Nancy	Macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of point source pollution in Rennies River, St. John's, Newfoundland	M. Colbo	May 2002
Squires, Deirdre	The chemical composition (major ions) of alpine snow cover - Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland	J. Jacobs	May 2002
Decker, Randy	Newfoundland small stream buffer study: Impacts of current forest harvesting practices on stream habitat and biota	M. Colbo	October 2001
Powell, Shawna	Analysis of the fish fauna of the deep Northern Gulf of Mexico	R. Haedrich	October 2001
Walsh, Colleen	Commercial and non-commercial fish species in Newfoundland's Southern Coast ecosystem: An examination of trends in abundance and landings with a consideration of ecosystem health	R. Haedrich	October 2001
Hearns, Peter	GIS applications in watershed studies	J. Jacobs	May 2001
Robbins, David	Sea run Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L.) movement and habitat use in the Quidi Vidi watershed, St. John's, Newfoundland	J. Green	May 2001
Stoyles, Michael	Newfoundland springwaters: A preliminary study of dissolved metal concentrations and correlation to near-surface host rocks	P. Sylvester	May 2001
Wiseman, Mark	Short term study of rats exposed to a nickel ore suspension by intraperitoneal injection: Accumulation of nickel, copper and cobalt in the liver, kidney and lung	A. Rahimtula & R. Helleur	May 2001
Moore, Beverly	Assessing the status of vulnerable habitats and species	R. Haedrich	October 2000
Baldwin, Damian	The effect of acidification on the microfauna (Protozoa and metazoa) community of an activated sludge wastewater treatment system	C. Campbell	May 2000
Ekewenu, Ovie	Trace metal speciation in ponds around St. John's and Mount Pearl areas of Newfoundland, Canada	N. Gogan	May 2000
Jackman, Lilia	The effect of produced water in respiration rates of the cold ocean mysid, Mysis mixta	D. Deibel	May 2000
Linehan, Janice	Cunners (Tautogolabrus adspersus) as indicators of environmental stress and enrichment in Newfoundland	R. Haedrich	May 2000
Power, Valerie	Nematodes as indicators of the environmental effects of salmonid aquaculture in Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland	J. Finney-Crawley	May 2000
Reid, Paula	The impact of visitor usage on the East Coast Trail: Bay Bulls to Witless Bay, Newfoundland	N. Catto	May 2000
Templeman, Nadine	Extraction and quantification of progesterone from Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber samples to determine reproductive status	J. Banoub	May 2000